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Mathematics galore! : the first five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics / James Tanton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tanton, James, 1966- author.
- Series:
- Classroom resource materials
- Classroom Resource Materials, v. 41
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Problems, exercises, etc.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematical recreations.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching.
- Genre:
- Problems and exercises.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 271 pages)
- Other Title:
- First five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The Mathematical Association of America, [2012]
- System Details:
- Mode of access : World Wide Web
- Summary:
- The author of this book believes that there isn't enough creative exploration in mathematical education. To remedy this he has produced a recreational math book that promotes intellectual play and adaptability of thought by engaging the reader in mathematical activities.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
- Contents:
- 1. Arctangents 2. Benford's Law 3. Braids 4. CLIP Theory 5. Dots and Dashes 6. Factor Trees 7. Folding Fractions and Conics 8. Folding Patterns and Dragons 9. Folding and Pouring 10. Fractions 11. Integer Triangles 12. Lattice Polygons 13. Layered Tilings 14. The Middle of a Triangle 15. Partitions 16. Personalized Polynomials 17. Playing with Pi 18. Pythagoras's Theorem 19. On Reflection 20. Repunits and Primes 21. The Stern-Brocot Tree 22. Tessellations 23. Theon's Ladder and Squangular Numbers 24. Tilings and Theorems 25. The Tower of Hanoi 26. Weird Multiplication Appendix I. Numbers that are the Sum of Two Squares Appendix II. Pick's Theorem Appendix III. The Möbius Function Appendix IV. The Borsuk-Ulam Theorem Appendix V. The Galilean Ratios Appendix VI. A Candy-Sharing Game Appendix VII. Bending Buffon's Needle Appendix VIII. On Separating Dots
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tanton, James Stuart, 1966- Mathematics galore! :
- ISBN:
- 9781614441038 (online)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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